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Title
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Adela Mancias oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-004040
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Creator
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Walje, Ethan
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Contributor
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Mancias, Adela, 1953-
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Topic
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Zoning law, Hispanic American women, Social justice
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Dates
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1974
1990-12-31
2021-02-27
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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Oral history of Adela Mancias conducted by Ethan Walje on February 27, 2021. Adela Mancias recounts her experiences growing up in Texas as a Mexican-American and how it led to her interest in activism. She discusses her work with the Raza Unida Party and Brown Berets in Austin, Texas, including her participation in protests against the Austin Boat Club races and the Ku Klux Klan march in Austin on February 19, 1983. She also discusses her work in organizing resistance to unfair zoning laws in East Austin and talks about her later documentary and radio work.
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Title
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Brenda Malik oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-004031
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Creator
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Koteras, Erica
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Contributor
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Malik, Brenda Gooden, 1951-
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Topic
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African Americans in radio broadcasting, Civil rights, Community activists, Public-access television
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Dates
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2021-03-04
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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Oral history of Brenda Malik conducted by Erica Koteras on 3/04/2021. Brenda Mims-Malik was a civil rights activist who did most of her activism in radio and television. She did so by providing Black people a voice on local television. Mims-Malik was an anchor on multiple news stations, including KXAN, ACTV, and had multiple programs for the Black community such as Newscene and Jam City in the 70s and 80s. She would also produce yearly Black history month documentaries about the Black people that worked for Austin Energy, the primary electrical company in Austin.
Brenda Malik was also a part of the NAACP and the Black Media Coalition, where she worked with them to produce programs like Jam City to depict the Black youth in Austin and give them outlets for their creative sides.
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Title
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Cheryl Jean Jefferson oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-004041
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Creator
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Vu, Tong
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Contributor
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Jefferson, Cheryl Jean, 1951-
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Topic
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Civil rights, African Americans, Peace movements, Energy conservation
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Dates
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2021-02-26
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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Oral history of Cheryl Jean Jefferson conducted by Tong Vu on February, 26th 2021. Cheryl Jefferson was born to a military family in Anchorage, Alaska. Her family eventually settled in Brenham, Texas, and she elected to attend Southwest Texas State University in the late 1960s. While in school, she began her detailed career that includes Civil Rights Activism, antiwar activism, television production, and politics. With the Civil Rights movement in its latter stages, and the ongoing Vietnam War, Cheryl found involvement in just about every social movement. She was part of the student Senate at Southwest Texas State, and even met with former president Lyndon B. Johnson a handful of times. Most notably, Cheryl worked with the television network, KLRU, formerly known as KLRN. While Cheryl enjoyed working in all of the previously mentioned fields, she found the most happiness in her later career, where she worked in energy conservation.
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Title
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Glenn Scott oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-003931
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Creator
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Cromwell, Bethany
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Contributor
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Scott, Glenn
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Topic
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Underground newspapers, Women--Health, Feminism
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Dates
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1948
2017
2017-11-09
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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Oral history of Glenn Scott conducted by Bethany Cromwell on 11/09/2017. Glenn Scott speaks on her life from 1948 to the present, highlighting the years between 1968-1984. Scott was born in Fort Worth, Texas and spent most of her life living in and around that area. She currently resides in Austin, Texas. She speaks on the Vietnam War draft and the death of her boyfriend during the Vietnam War and how that led to her political awakening. She applied for an internship within the United States Information Agency where she experienced her second political awakening. Upon moving to Austin, she joined forces with The Rag newspaper and began writing for and producing The Rag between 1974-1977. Scott is a socialist feminist and was heavily involved in writing for the farm worker unions and farm worker organizations. She speaks on her work with the Bread and Roses School for Socialist Education. Glenn Scott ends on her main topics in 1984 with her work in the Democratic Socialists of America and the New American Movement.
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Title
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Irma Orozco oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-004034
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Creator
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Wright, Matthew
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Contributor
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Orozco, Irma, 1956-
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Topic
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College television stations, College student newspapers and periodicals, College television stations, Public-access television
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Dates
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1974
1977-06-01
2021-02-27
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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Oral history of Irma Orozco conducted by Matthew Wright on February 27, 2021. In the interview, Orozco talked about her time as a student attending the University of Texas at Austin from 1974 to 1977. She explained her experience in writing for the MAYO newspaper, El Desperator, and her time working as an editor in La Raza Unida newspaper, Para La Gente. Orozco also worked with various newscast television stations, working as a producer and newscaster for the KTBC and KVUE. Moreover, she produced her television program that focuses on Chicanos art and interviewed famous local Chicanos in Austin. Also, founded a student organization on campus called Chicanos Intersados Comunicaciones, which focuses on promoting Chicano's participation in media.
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Title
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Nancy McMeans Richey oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-000669_0001
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Creator
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Abad, Victoria, Ehresman, Katya
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Contributor
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Richey, Nancy McMeans
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Topic
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Segregation, African Americans--Education, Authors, Civil rights, Dormitories, Education
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Dates
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1953-08
1956-07
2019-03-24
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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Oral history of Nancy McMeans Richey, conducted by Victoria Abad and Katya Ehresman on March 24th, 2019. McMeans, former Daily Texan Editor, discusses her life as editor during the desegregation of UT. She also discusses her interview and interactions with Barbara Smith and her experience with the newspaper.
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Title
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Nancy McMeans Richey oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-000669
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Creator
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Abad, Victoria, Ehresman, Katya
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Contributor
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Richey, Nancy McMeans
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Topic
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Segregation, African Americans--Education, Authors, Civil rights, Dormitories, Education
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Dates
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1953-08
1956-07
2019-03-24
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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Oral history of Nancy McMeans Richey, conducted by Victoria Abad and Katya Ehresman on March 24th, 2019. McMeans, former Daily Texan Editor, discusses her life as editor during the desegregation of UT. She also discusses her interview and interactions with Barbara Smith and her experience with the newspaper.
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Title
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Nancy McMeans Richey oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-000669_0002
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Creator
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Abad, Victoria, Ehresman, Katya
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Contributor
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Richey, Nancy McMeans
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Topic
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Segregation, African Americans--Education, Authors, Civil rights, Dormitories, Education
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Dates
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1953-08
1956-07
2019-03-24
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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Oral history of Nancy McMeans Richey, conducted by Victoria Abad and Katya Ehresman on March 24th, 2019. McMeans, former Daily Texan Editor, discusses her life as editor during the desegregation of UT. She also discusses her interview and interactions with Barbara Smith and her experience with the newspaper.